A detachable keyswitch mechanism includes a base and a keyswitch. The base includes a bottom plate and a lateral plate bent from the bottom plate. The base further includes an opening structure disposed on the lateral plate, a first rotating portion disposed between the bottom plate and the lateral plate, and a constraining portion disposed on the bottom plate. The keyswitch includes a body rotatably disposed inside the opening structure, a second rotating portion disposed on an upper side of the body and pivotably connected to the first rotating portion, a recovering portion connected to a low side of the body, and an actuating portion disposed on a surface of the body. An end of the recovering portion opposite to the body contacts against the constraining portion. The actuating portion is adapted to actuate a switch disposed on the base when the keyswitch rotates relative to the base.
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1. A detachable keyswitch mechanism, comprising:
a base having a bottom plate and a lateral plate, the lateral plate being bent from the bottom plate, the base comprising:
an opening structure disposed on the lateral plate;
at least one first rotating portion disposed between the bottom plate and the lateral plate;
a constraining portion disposed on the bottom plate; and
a positioning portion disposed on the bottom plate and comprising a slide slot;
a keyswitch detachably assembled with the base, the keyswitch comprising:
a body rotatably disposed inside the opening structure, the body comprising a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the body being spaced from the positioning portion while the keyswitch is not pressed, and the body contacting the positioning portion to constrain a relative movement between the body and the opening structure while the keyswitch is pressed;
at least one second rotating portion disposed on the first side and pivoting to the first rotating portion;
at least one recovering portion comprising a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end being connected to the second side of the body, and the second end contacting against the constraining portion; and
an actuating portion disposed on a surface of the body to actuate a switch disposed on the base, and the actuating portion moving inside the slide slot to constrain a movement of the body relative to the opening structure.
10. An electronic device, comprising:
a first casing;
a second casing assembled with the first casing; and
a detachable keyswitch mechanism detachably disposed between the first casing and the second casing, the detachable keyswitch mechanism comprising:
a base disposed on the first casing, the base having a bottom plate and a lateral plate, the lateral plate being bent from the bottom plate, the base comprising:
an opening structure disposed on the lateral plate;
at least one first rotating portion disposed between the bottom plate and the lateral plate;
a constraining portion disposed on the bottom plate; and
a positioning portion disposed on the bottom plate and comprising a slide slot;
a keyswitch detachably assembled with the base, the keyswitch comprising:
a body rotatably disposed inside the opening structure by connection of the second casing and the base, the body comprising a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the body being spaced from the positioning portion while the keyswitch is not pressed, and the body contacting the positioning portion to constrain a relative movement between the body and the opening structure while the keyswitch is pressed;
at least one second rotating portion disposed on the first side and pivoting to the first rotating portion;
at least one recovering portion comprising a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end being connected to the second side of the body, and the second end contacting against the constraining portion; and
an actuating portion disposed on a surface of the body to actuate a switch disposed on the base, and the actuating portion moving inside the slide slot to constrain a movement of the body relative to the opening structure.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present disclosure relates to a keyswitch and a related electronic device, and more particularly, to a lateral-typed keyswitch and a related electronic device with advantages of easy assembly, low cost and rework function.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A lateral keyswitch is often utilized to be the power button and/or the volume button of the electronic device. A first-type conventional keyswitch mechanism disposes the lateral keyswitch on a thin resilient component, and the thin resilient component is assembled with a casing of the electronic device by an engagement. The engagement has low constraint, and the lateral keyswitch is easily separated from the casing in transportation. A second-type conventional keyswitch mechanism fixes the lateral keyswitch on the resilient piece. An end of the resilient piece is locked on the lateral keyswitch, and the other end of the resilient piece is disposed on the casing by a thermal melt method, which has drawbacks of complicated procedure and expensive cost. A third-type conventional keyswitch mechanism integrates the lateral keyswitch with the resilient arm monolithically, and the resilient arm is thermally melted on the casing. Integrated assembly of the lateral keyswitch and the resilient arm cannot provide rework function. The casing may be scraped since the lateral keyswitch is damaged.
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The present disclosure provides a lateral-typed keyswitch and a related electronic device with advantages of easy assembly, low cost and rework function for solving above drawbacks.
According to the claimed disclosure, a detachable keyswitch mechanism with detachable function is disclosed. The detachable keyswitch mechanism includes a base and a keyswitch. The base has a bottom plate and a lateral plate, the lateral plate is bent from the bottom plate. The base further includes an opening structure, at least one first rotating portion and a constraining portion. The opening structure is disposed on the lateral plate. The first rotating portion is disposed between the bottom plate and the lateral plate. The constraining portion is disposed on the bottom plate. The keyswitch is detachably assembled with the base. The keyswitch includes a body, at least one second rotating portion, at least one recovering portion and an actuating portion. The body is rotatably disposed inside the opening structure. The body includes a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The second rotating portion is disposed on the first side and pivots to the first rotating portion. The recovering portion includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end is connected to the second side of the body, and the second end contacts against the constraining portion. The actuating portion is disposed on a surface of the body to actuate a switch disposed on the base.
According to the claimed disclosure, the first rotating portion is an arc structure, the second rotating portion is a pillar structure stretching from the body, and the pillar structure is rotatably disposed inside the arc structure.
According to the claimed disclosure, the base further includes a positioning portion disposed on the bottom plate. The body contacts the positioning portion to constrain relative movement between the body and the opening structure.
According to the claimed disclosure, the positioning portion includes a slide slot. The actuating portion moves inside the slide slot to constrain movement of the body relative to the opening structure.
According to the claimed disclosure, the body is rotatably switched between a first position and a second position relative to the opening structure.
According to the claimed disclosure, the keyswitch further includes a pressing portion disposed on the other surface of the body opposite to the actuating portion. The pressing portion protrudes from the opening structure since the body is located on the first position, and the pressing portion is partially retracted into the opening structure since the body is located on the second position.
According to the claimed disclosure, the switch includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit slides relative to the second unit to actuate the second unit. A slide direction of the first unit relative to the second unit is substantially parallel to a connective direction between the actuating portion and the pressing portion.
According to the claimed disclosure, the recovering portion is resiliently deformed by inverse pressure of the body and the constraining portion since the body moves to the second position.
According to the claimed disclosure, the base further includes a hook disposed on the bottom plate and located between the opening structure and the constraining portion. A first part of the hook is connected to the bottom plate. A second part of the hook is bent from an end of the first part opposite to the bottom plate, and the second part contacts against a top of the recovering portion.
According to the claimed disclosure, the first part and the constraining portion respectively contact against opposite lateral surfaces of the recovering portion.
According to the claimed disclosure, the recovering portion is a straight resilient arm or a curved resilient arm. The first end of the recovering portion is bent from the body or disposed on a stretching portion of the body.
According to the claimed disclosure, an electronic device includes a first casing, a second casing and a detachable keyswitch mechanism. The second casing is assembled with the first casing. The detachable keyswitch mechanism is detachably disposed between the first casing and the second casing. The detachable keyswitch mechanism includes a base and a keyswitch. The base has a bottom plate and a lateral plate, the lateral plate is bent from the bottom plate. The base further includes an opening structure, at least one first rotating portion and a constraining portion. The opening structure is disposed on the lateral plate. The first rotating portion is disposed between the bottom plate and the lateral plate. The constraining portion is disposed on the bottom plate. The keyswitch is detachably assembled with the base. The keyswitch includes a body, at least one second rotating portion, at least one recovering portion and an actuating portion. The body is rotatably disposed inside the opening structure. The body includes a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The second rotating portion is disposed on the first side and pivots to the first rotating portion. The recovering portion includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end is connected to the second side of the body, and the second end contacts against the constraining portion. The actuating portion is disposed on a surface of the body to actuate a switch disposed on the base.
The present disclosure provides the detachable keyswitch mechanism with detachable function and the related electronic device. The keyswitch with integrated assembly of the body and the recovering portion can decrease the working hours and has no thermal melting cost. Further, the keyswitch is assembled with the base by the constraining portion and the rotating portion to increase assembly yield of product, and to prevent the detachable keyswitch mechanism from damage or disengage during transportation of the electronic device. Comparing to the prior art, the present disclosure provides the detachable keyswitch mechanism with rework function and the related electronic device that have advantages of high assembly yield, low manufacturing cost and easy assembly.
These and other objectives of the present disclosure will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
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A circuit board 18 is disposed inside the first casing 12. A switch 20 is disposed on an end of the circuit board 18 adjacent to the detachable keyswitch mechanism 16. The switch 20 includes a first unit 22 and a second unit 24, and the first unit 22 is slidably disposed on the second unit 24. The detachable keyswitch mechanism 16 moves the first unit 22 relative to the second unit 24, so as to trigger the second unit 24 and then to actuate the switch 20.
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The keyswitch 28 includes a body 40, a second rotating portion 42, a recovering portion 44 and an actuating portion 46. The body 40 includes a first side 48 and a second side 50 opposite to each other. The second rotating portion 42 is disposed on the first side 48 (the upper side), and the recovering portion 44 is disposed on the second side 50 (the low side). An amount of the second rotating portion 42 corresponds to an amount of the first rotating portion 36, which means the keyswitch 28 includes at least one second rotating portion 42. This embodiment preferably includes two second rotating portion 42 respectively pivoting to the corresponding first rotating portion 36, and the body 40 can be rotatably disposed inside the opening structure 34. The second casing 14 further can be connected to the base 26 to enclose the opening structure 34 to prevent the body 40 and the opening structure 34 from separation. An amount of the recovering portion 44 equals at least one. This embodiment preferably includes two recovering portions 44 respectively disposed on opposite position of the body 40 to balance movement of the keyswitch 28 relative to the base 26. The recovering portion 44 includes a first end 52 and a second end 54 opposite to each other. The first end 52 is bent from the second side 50 of the body 40, and the second end 54 movably contacts against the constraining portion 38. Because the recovering portion 44 is made of resilient material, the recovering portion 44 can generate resilient deformation to store and to release resilient recovering force since the body 40 rotates relative to the opening structure 34 to switch its position. The actuating portion 46 is disposed on a lateral surface (an inner surface) of the body 40. When the keyswitch 28 is pressed, the body 40 pivots into the base 26 via a joint of the first rotating portion 36 and the second rotating portion 42, the actuating portion 46 slides the first unit 22 relative to the second unit 24 to actuate the switch 20.
In the first embodiment, the first rotating portion 36 can be an arc structure with sunken form, and the second rotating portion 42 can be a pillar structure stretching from the body 40. The second rotating portion 42 (the pillar structure) is put inside the first rotating portion 36 (the arc structure), so that the first rotating portion 36 is rotatably assembled with the second rotating portion 42, and the keyswitch 28 can be easily detached from the base 26. Structures of the first rotating portion 36 and the second rotating portion 42 are not limited to ones of the first embodiment, which depend on actual demand. For example, the first rotating portion 36 can be a protruding pillar structure, and the second rotating portion 42 can be a sunken arc structure.
The base 26 further can include a hook 56 and a position portion 58. The hook 56 is disposed on the bottom plate 30 and located between the opening structure 34 and the constraining portion 38. The hook 56 includes a first part 60 and a second part 62. An end of the first part 60 is connected to the bottom plate 30, the second part 62 is bent from the other end of the first part 60, and the hook 56 can be formed as a barb structure. When the keyswitch 28 is assembled with the base 26, the first rotating portion 36 pivots to the second rotating portion 42 (constraint of X-axis), the first part 60 and the constraining portion 38 respectively contact against opposite lateral surfaces of the recovering portion 44 (constraint of Y-axis), and the second part 62 contacts against a top of the recovering portion 44 (constraint of Z-axis). The keyswitch 28 can be protected without separation from the base 26 to effectively improve structural stability of the detachable keyswitch mechanism 16. The positioning portion 58 is disposed on the bottom plate 30. The positioning portion 58 is located on a position behind internal route of the keyswitch 28 in order to prevent the switch 20 from damage by overload of the keyswitch 28 (which means a rotary angle of the keyswitch 28 relative to the base 26 is greater than a threshold). Movement of the keyswitch 28 relative to the opening structure 34 is stopped since the body 40 of the keyswitch 28 contacts the positioning portion 58.
The positioning portion 58 can selectively include a slide slot 65, and a slot direction of the slide slot 64 is substantially parallel to a rotary direction of the keyswitch 28. The actuating portion 46 can move inside the slide slot 64 since the keyswitch 28 is pressed, so as to constrain the movement of the body 40 relative to the opening structure 34, and to ensure that the actuating portion 46 of the keyswitch 28 can accurately contact the switch 20.
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The keyswitch of the present disclosure is an integrated structure, which means the recovering portion and the second rotating portion are integrated with the body monolithically to decrease procedure and working hours of assembly of the keyswitch and the base. In addition, the base can include two first rotating portions and two constraining portions symmetrically disposed on the opposite sides of the opening structure, the keyswitch can include two second rotating portions and two recovering portions symmetrically disposed on the two corresponding positions of the body, and the keyswitch is easily assembled with the base. Element amounts of the base and the keyswitch are not limited to the foresaid embodiments, and depend on design's demand. For assembly of the detachable keyswitch mechanism, the second rotating portion of the keyswitch is put on the first rotating portion of the base, and the recovering portion is pressed to generate resilient deformation to buckle the recovering portion between the hook and the constraining portion. Therefore, the keyswitch can rotate relative to the base by the joint of the first rotating portion and the second rotating portion since the pressing portion of the keyswitch is pressed, and the actuating portion of the keyswitch can accurately actuate the switch on the circuit board.
For disassembly of the detachable keyswitch mechanism, the recovering portion is pressed to generate structural deformation to detach the recovering portion from the hook, and the keyswitch can be directly detached from the base accordingly without constraint. In conclusion, the present disclosure provides the detachable keyswitch mechanism with detachable function and the related electronic device. The keyswitch with integrated assembly of the body and the recovering portion can decrease the working hours and has no thermal melting cost. Further, the keyswitch is assembled with the base by the constraining portion and the rotating portion to increase assembly yield of product, and to prevent the detachable keyswitch mechanism from damage or disengage during transportation of the electronic device. Comparing to the prior art, the present disclosure provides the detachable keyswitch mechanism with rework function and the related electronic device that have advantages of high assembly yield, low manufacturing cost and easy assembly.
Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the disclosure. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
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